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Archdiocese of Malta distributed €1.2m to vulnerable groups in 2024

The Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Malta for 2024

07/08/2025

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Around €1.2 million was distributed by the Archdiocese of Malta among vulnerable groups last year in spite of Church finances registering a €787,000 shortfall.

Mr Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, said: “Various initiatives are underway aimed at furthering the Church’s mission — with a special focus on helping families and individuals in need — including work with children and adolescents, survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse, migrants, as well as those afflicted by poverty, substance abuse and other problems… Read more »

Farewell live-in marks final meeting of KDT Youth with Archbishop Scicluna

07/08/2025

A group of young people recently held their final meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna as members of the Diocesan Children’s Commission (KDT).

This marked the conclusion of their nine-year journey within the KDT, during which they were active members dedicated to the Commission’s mission. It was, in fact, Archbishop Scicluna who, upon becoming Archbishop of Malta, expressed his wish for the Commission to grow and strengthen, welcoming more members from different parishes… Read more »

“The ongoing destruction in Gaza is horrific and unacceptable”

07/08/2025

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi saħaq li dak li qed iseħħ bħalissa f’Gaża huwa “terribbli u qatt ma jista’ jkun ġustifikat għaliex in-nies qed imutu bil-ġuħ għax l-ikel mhux jasal għandhom”.

Hu kkundanna t-tmexxija tal-gvern Iżraeljan meta kien qed jiġi intervistat waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103 bi preżentazzjoni ta’ Christine Delicata. Kompla jgħid li quddiem dan il-“massakru”, bħalma qed iseħħ ukoll fl-Ukrajna aħna għandu jinteressana minn dak li qed jiġri f’partijiet oħra tad-dinja… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Prepare for the Passover of daily life

06/08/2025   St. Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. III. The Passover of Jesus. 1. The preparation of the supper. “Make the preparations for us there” (Mk 14:15)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us continue our Jubilee journey in the discovery of the face of Christ, in whom our hope takes shape and consistency… Read more »

“I never asked the Lord why he took my son from me” – Marthese Brincat

06/08/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Marthese Brincat qalet li temmen ħafna fil-qawwa tat-talb u li lil Alla ma tistaqsihx għaliex hi jew għaliex tilfet lil binha.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Marvic Mallia u Marthese Brincat. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook.

Silta mill-evanġelju tal-lum
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew – Mt 10, 24-33
“Żewġ għasafar tal-bejt mhux b’ħabba jinbiegħu? … Read more »

“A beautiful experience that is difficult to put into words” – the Maltese during the Youth Jubilee

05/08/2025

Photo: Julia Callus

Matul il-quddiesa tal-għeluq tal-Ġublew tat-Tama għaż-Żgħażagħ f’Tor Vergata, Ruma, il-Papa Ljun XIV fakkar liż-żgħażagħ li Ġesù huwa t-tama tagħna u ħeġġiġhom biex “jidħlu fl-avventura mal-Mulej”, għaliex fi kliemu l-Mulej “qiegħed iħabbat bil-mod fuq it-tieqa ta’ ruħna.”

Waqt What’s On Newsbook tal-lum fuq RTK103 tkellimt ma’ uħud miż-żgħażagħ Maltin li kienu preżenti għal dawn iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet li għalihom attendew mal-miljun żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa… Read more »

St John Henry Newman set to become newest Doctor of the Church

Pope Leo paves the way for St John Henry Newman to be formally declared a “Doctor of the Church”

05/08/2025

St John Henry Newman – tapestry hanging from the facade of St Peter’s Basilica for his canonization in 2019 

One of the great modern thinkers of Christianity, a key figure in a spiritual and human journey that left a profound mark on the Church and 19th-century ecumenism, and the author of writings that show how living the faith is a daily “heart-to-heart” dialogue with Christ… Read more »

Archbishop baptises baby during visit to Maltese patients in London

05/08/2025   London, UK

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has concluded a two-day pastoral visit to London, during which he met with around 30 Maltese patients currently receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom.

During the visit, Archbishop Scicluna not only met with patients and their relatives at Great Ormond Street Hospital but also baptised a baby born in London a few months earlier. He described the hospital which specialises in the care of children as a sign of hope and new life… Read more »

The Pope at Angelus: Bring this joy, this enthusiasm to the whole world

03/08/2025

Dear friends,

The Lord Jesus is present among us and within us: all things and all people in the Eucharist. United with him, we wish to offer up a huge “thank you” to the Father for the gift of these days of your Jubilee. It has been an outpouring of grace for the Church and for the whole world! This has been possible through the participation of each one of you… Read more »

The Pope: The encounter with the risen Christ transforms our lives, enlightens our affections, desires and thoughts

Youth Jubilee Mass

03/08/2025   Tor Vergata, Italy

Dear young people,

After last night’s Prayer Vigil, we gather again today to celebrate the Eucharist, the Sacrament of the Lord’s total gift of himself to us.  We can imagine ourselves today retracing the journey made on Easter evening by the disciples on the road to Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-35): they set out from Jerusalem frightened and disappointed, convinced that, after Jesus’ death, there was nothing more to expect, nothing in which to place their hope… Read more »